John J. McCarthy Observatory, New Milford, CT. Monthly astronomy lecture done by Bob Lambert. Date of lecture is October 2008. Lecture starts with explanation that we are now living in the Earth’s Secondary Atmosphere. There was a First Atmosphere called the primary atmosphere and it did not resemble today’s atmosphere at all. The evolution of our atmosphere is a continuum of an evolution, the atmosphere continues to changAuthor(s): No creator set

John J. McCarthy Observatory, New Milford, CT. Monthly astronomy lecture done by Bob Lambert. Date of this lecture is October 2008. Video starts with a discussion of where the first atmosphere came from. Then progresses into how long the primary atmosphere lasted and what happened next. Presenter shows pictures of early constant eruption of volcanoes and bombardments of comets. Further discusses the CO2 cycle, the eAuthor(s): No creator set

John J. McCarthy Observatory, New Milford, CT. Monthly astronomy lecture. June 2008. Nebulae by Dr. Parker Moreland. Presenter goes starts this episode with pictures of various nebulae. When a picture of a nebulae is shown the presenter gives an explanation of the nebulae and interesting things to look at. Presenter goes onto the World Wide Telescope to look at stars that are in the sky on the night of this presentation. The pAuthor(s): No creator set

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Nebulae Part 4 of 5John J. McCarthy Observatory, New Milford, CT. Monthly astronomy lecture. June 2008. Nebulae by Dr. Parker Moreland. This episode starts with the presenter being logged onto the World Wide Telescope. The presenter shows various nebulae that are located in the sky. Presenter talks about the nebulaes shown on the screen. This portion or telescope would be good for any age student. Presenter stands beside a screen that is a Power Point prAuthor(s): No creator set

John J. McCarthy Observatory, New Milford, CT. Monthly astronomy lecture. June 2008. Nebulae by Dr. Parker Moreland. This episode starts with the presenter being logged onto the World Wide Telescope. The show that is shown discusses the star cluster Orion and the nebulae contained in the cluster. This portion or telescope would be good for any age student. Presenter stands beside a screen that is a Power Point presentation. ViAuthor(s): No creator set

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Next Generation of Cheap Solar Cells See a new technology which uses cheap materials - instead of expensive silicon crystals - to create powerful solar cells. These new cells are projected to cost 1/10th of what the more expensive silicon cells cost. See how a tiny solar panel - can create enormus usable wattage - and thus useful power. Run time 02:05.Author(s): No creator set

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SuperSpeed Video SuperSpeed is a fluency game that helps kids read better, and enjoy it tremendously! In this video you will see an actual classroom in action playing this terrific game created by Power Teaching (also known as Whole Brain Teaching).Author(s): No creator set

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John J. McCarthy Observatory, New Milford, CT. Monthly astronomy lecture done by Bob Lambert. Date of this lecture is October 2008. Video starts with a discussion of where the first atmosphere came from. Then progresses into how long the primary atmosphere lasted and what happened next. Presenter shows pictures of early constant eruption of volcanoes and bombardments of comets. Further discusses the CO2 cycle, the eAuthor(s): No creator set

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